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Local elections 2026: political parties and planning
Spring has arrived, and with it the local elections on 7 May. Last week, the candidates for 16 Cherwell District… Read More
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New Town or not: Heyford Park is still on the cards
A week ago the news broke that the proposed Heyford Park development of 9 to 13,000 new homes will not… Read More
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Can we afford to have 475 additional houses near Heyford Park?
Property developers Richborough, riding the wave of success after having planning refusal for 99 houses near Caversfield overturned by a… Read More
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Petition: Protect North Oxfordshire From Being Overwhelmed by Mega Developments
Today, NORA launches a petition calling for a fix to a flawed planning process: decisions are being made in silos,… Read More
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January 2026: a round-up of planning proposals
North Oxfordshire is subject to an unprecedented avalanche of large-scale developments, all being proposed and considered independent of each other.… Read More
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Tritax Warehousing at Baynard’s Green: Consultation closes 03/01/2026
Cherwell District Council are re-consulting on the proposed warehousing at Baynard’s Green, Stoke Lyne, after the developers submitted updated plans.… Read More
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Hawkwell Village – NW Bicester: What’s Happening Now
Hawkwell Village comes roaring back in time for Christmas 2025 in an unwelcome surprise to locals, who remember the Christmas… Read More
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The NORA guide to planning consultations
If you wouldn’t know where to start with responding to the abundance of planning consultations being thrown our way, fear… Read More
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Oxfordshire Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (OxSRFI) consultation opens 23rd September
Oxfordshire Railfreight Limited have just announced that their Statutory Public Consultation starts from 23rd September. With that, it runs concurrently… Read More
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Heyford Park consultation opens
How to overwhelm a small area of small communities… by submitting two outrageously large and – let’s just say it… Read More
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